Cultus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a system of religious beliefs and rituals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌltəs/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈʌltəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈʌltəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈʌltəs/.

Examples

devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

religious cult cult

Parts of Speech

noun	a system of religious beliefs and rituals “devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin”

Word Forms

cultist

noun

a member of a religious cult

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kultus

ein System religiöser Überzeugungen und Rituale

🇫🇷French

culte

un système de croyances et de rituels religieux

🇪🇸Spanish

culto

un sistema de creencias y rituales religiosos

🇮🇹Italian

culto

un sistema di credenze e rituali religiosi

🇵🇹Portuguese

culto

um sistema de crenças e rituais religiosos

🇷🇺Russian

культ

система религиозных верований и обрядов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कल्टस

धार्मिक विश्वासों और अनुष्ठानों की एक प्रणाली

🇧🇩Bengali

সংস্কৃতি

ধর্মীয় বিশ্বাস এবং আচার-অনুষ্ঠানের একটি ব্যবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

கலாச்சாரம்

மத நம்பிக்கைகள் மற்றும் சடங்குகளின் அமைப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

సంస్కృతి

మత విశ్వాసాలు మరియు ఆచారాల వ్యవస్థ

🇮🇳Marathi

संस्कृती

धार्मिक श्रद्धा आणि विधींची एक प्रणाली

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંસ્કૃતિ

ધાર્મિક માન્યતાઓ અને ધાર્મિક વિધિઓની સિસ્ટમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ

ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಆಚರಣೆಗಳ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംസ്കാരം

മതപരമായ വിശ്വാസങ്ങളുടെയും ആചാരങ്ങളുടെയും ഒരു സംവിധാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲਟਸ

ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਰੀਤੀ ਰਿਵਾਜਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

کلٹس

مذہبی عقائد اور رسومات کا ایک نظام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

文化

宗教信仰和仪式的体系

🇯🇵Japanese

カルトゥス

宗教的信念と儀式の体系

🇰🇷Korean

문화

종교적 신념과 의식의 체계

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giáo phái

một hệ thống tín ngưỡng và nghi lễ tôn giáo

🇹🇭Thai

ลัทธิ

ระบบความเชื่อและพิธีกรรมทางศาสนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

budaya

sistem kepercayaan dan ritual keagamaan

🇲🇾Malay

kultus

sistem kepercayaan dan ritual agama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عبادة

نظام المعتقدات والطقوس الدينية

🇹🇷Turkish

kültür

dini inanç ve ritüellerden oluşan bir sistem

🇮🇱Hebrew

כת

מערכת של אמונות וטקסים דתיים

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